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I Called Him Morgan is a 2016 Swedish produced documentary film written and directed by Kasper Collin which offers an account of the life of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, and his relationship with his common-law wife Helen Morgan, who killed him in February 1972.
Mar 23, 2017 · I Called Him Morgan. Directed by Kasper Collin. Documentary, Drama, History, Music. 1h 32m. By A.O. Scott. March 23, 2017. In February 1972, in the midst of a blizzard, the jazz trumpeter...
Mar 24, 2017 · Synopsis Helen Morgan had nursed her common-law husband, jazz great Lee Morgan, through heroin addiction. On a February night in 1972, she walked into Slug's Saloon in the East Village with a...
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Mar 24, 2017 · Reviews. I Called Him Morgan. Glenn Kenny March 24, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan made exuberant music. Sufficiently exuberant and catchy that he achieved that rarity, getting a post-bop tune on the pop charts at the near-height of U.S. Beatlemania.
Part true-crime tale, part love story, and an all-out musical treat, I CALLED HIM MORGAN is a stirring tribute to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin ( My Name Is Albert Ayler ). Featuring cinematography by Oscar-nominated DoP Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival).
Mar 23, 2017 · 'I Called Him Morgan' Is A Tale Of Marriage, Murder And Jazz, Told From Two Sides : NPR. March 23, 20174:43 PM ET. From. Nate Chinen. Enlarge this image. Lee Morgan (left) and Helen Morgan...
Sep 12, 2016 · I Called Him Morgan review – jazz star's story comes in from the cold. Kasper Collin’s spellbinding documentary reveals the tender and tragic tale of hard bop trumpeter Lee Morgan and his...
